Squad sheets: Manchester United v Burnley

Sir Alex Ferguson may be well advised to pick Brian Laws' brain given the new Burnley manager's reputation for achieving credible results on a tight budget. An empahatic United win could briefly suppress widespread disgust at the way the Glazer family have run the Old Trafford club, and although the home side do not yet have their full-strength defence at their disposal, they should nonetheless prove too strong for the division's weakest away side. Burnley have injury problems of their own, notably the captain Steven Caldwell, who has a groin strain. James Callow